Starting the Day with a Song

This is a kindergarten class of Kaur children singing a song together before going into class. Sumatrans love to sing. It’s not uncommon for complete strangers to ask you to sing something while you are visiting in their village. One worker, who admittedly is a joyful-noise-singer, uses “This is the Day” as his song to share.

Education is not yet universally available to Sumatran children. Many children from rural areas get no more than a sixth grade education. Children who want to go on to secondary and high school often have to leave their village to go to larger cities. This means from the age of 13 years old they are living in boarding schools.

Books and materials in rural schools are also not always current. Because of the difficulties of the education system, many village communities put higher value in religious education. They feel that they can teach the children how to farm, but hope the religious training will teach them how to be good people.

Unfortunately, people cannot be taught how to be good. There is a brokenness in the nature of mankind that happened early on in the garden. The only thing that can set a person right is an operation from heaven. The means of this operation is found in the Gospel. Many of these Kaur children will live their lives without ever hearing about the radical love of God expressed in the Gospel unless workers are called and sent to them.

Pray for God to teach the Kaur a new song of His redeeming love.

Pray for workers to answer God’s call to go to the Kaur and share the wonderful love of Jesus.

Pray for truly transformed lives among the Kaur.

Pray for greater education opportunities for the children of Sumatra.